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Salao

Salao

Salao

Salao

Salao

Salao

Salao

Salao

Salao

Salao

The things we know about the life of José Antonio Martín Yáñez, ‘Salao’, we have been told by other people. That he was born in Germany and is the son of Andalusians from the town of Alosno, birthplace of the fandango. That when he was a teenager, before he was called Salao they called him the Fury and he sang rumba. That he played on the flamenco circuit and saw the world with Joaquín Cortés’ flamenco group. That after this, he disappeared off the scene for a long time. He is very shy and hardly speaks about these things. As a matter of fact he is a man of very few words.

We also know he has suffered a lot. But it isn’t necessary for anyone to tell us this. We realise it every time we hear him sing. Salao sings his hardships and his joys. Nothing more, nothing less. He does it in a way that chills the blood but is not liked by flamenco traditionalists. He changes the palos without warning, he flouts the rules. He can’t help it because he is a free spirit.

Salao’s debut came to light on 2014 with Jara en el camino, with his own lyrics and others obtained from the literary work Colección de Cantes Flamencos from Antonio Machado y Álvarez (Demófilo). His first album was recorded and produced by Juan Gómez 'Chicuelo' and David Cerreduela. It has the musical participation of Isaac Vigueras, David Dominguez, Raul Levia, Jordi Bonell, Martin Meléndez and Luis Amador, along with Chicuelo and Cerreduela.